Upon registering, subscribing, responding to a survey/poll, surfing the website, or other site features – is all utilized in the following ways:
This website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to the site as safe as possible.
• This website only provides articles and information.
• This website never asks for credit card numbers.
• This website uses regular Malware Scanning.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Transport Layer Security (TLS). A variety of security measures are implemented when a user enters, submits, or accesses their profile to maintain the safety of their personal information. All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on this website’s servers.
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Cookies are small files that a site or it’s Service Provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web Browser (if allowed) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, cookies are used to help the site understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which could provide you with improved services. Cookies are also used to help compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that this website can offer better experiences and tools in the future.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser varies, get familiar with your browser’s Help Menu and Settings to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, Some dynamic features of this site may not function properly.
This website does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information. However, that does not mean that any social sites you connect your account with to this site won’t follow the same rules.
Occasionally, at the discretion of the website’s administrator, third-party products or services may be provided on the website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users (Google AdWords’ Policy). Google AdSense is currently enabled on this site.
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. This website does not and will never specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
This website does not intentionally host nudity or mature content, but could allow videos that have nudity or sexual situations in them (such as video games). Also, this website’s articles or video game recordings could include blood, violence, & profanity at any given moment.
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared.
How does this website handle Do Not Track signals?
This domain honors Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
It’s also important to note that third-party behavioral tracking methods are allowed (Facebook Likes, Twitter Retweets; login sessions from Facebook, Google, & Reddit – of course the user has to accept the crossover/connection).
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.